Got over my anti front brake habit today...almost hit a beaver!

[moscar45]

I know the front brake provides the majority of braking power, but I'm a big guy and had been keeping off the front brake due to balance issues (diving too much due to my weight).

Today I flat out abandoned that bad habit when rounding a corner at 60mph and came face to face with a 40lb beaver staring me in the face. I managed to come to a complete stop about 3 feet in front of the thing....it was massive and did not give a darn that he was in the middle of the road. I had to actually ride around him.

Front brakes do work, and braking correctly does do wonders. I'm glad I recently took that rider course, as I'd been practicing fast stops all last weekend.

[Smokey]

Glad your ok, more than one good man has been taken out by a rouge beaver!

[Black_peter]

At least once a month you should be in a parking lot giving the front brake all you have..
And the rear brake until it locks..

I've done that for all the years I have ridden.

[rexazz2]

I am about as big as they come
Pretty sure I managed to do a stoppie last summer to avoid the back of an Astro van

[kevin2502000]

WOW a 40 lb beaver is intimidating

[Dee Dub]

You went at a beaver so hard you had to hit the brakes?!
...You need to get out more...

[Woodmysta]

Glad your ok, more than one good man has been taken out by a rouge beaver!

WOW a 40 lb beaver is intimidating

You went at a beaver so hard you had to hit the brakes?!
...You need to get out more...

[moscar45]

hahaha....yeah I knew those were coming. I can honestly say it was the first beaver encounter that stopped me dead in my tracks instead of plowing through.

[Nero]

At least once a month you should be in a parking lot giving the front brake all you have..

Not to mention giving the beaver all you've got at least once a month.

hahaha....yeah I knew those were coming. I can honestly say it was the first beaver encounter that stopped me dead in my tracks instead of plowing through.

This one is so full of comedy potential, I seized-up.

[Sky]

Some beavers are more intimidating then others

[Nero]

Some beavers are more intimidating then others

You bragging?